the observer
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French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen says 2017 will see big changes
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Yahya Jammeh has flown out of Banjul to make way for Adama Barrow, in Gambia’s first democratic transition of power
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Choice of party leader underlines Ukip’s belief that it has strong chance of seizing the former Labour stronghold
features
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After the Orlando nightclub shootings, America’s queer community has the gun lobby firmly in its sights. Can they succeed where so many have failed, asks Rupert Neate
letters & editorials
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The president’s aggressive, nationalistic speech recalled the rallies of 1930s Europe, hinting at the trouble he seems desperate to create
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A public debate on a cap to high wages is both possible and desirable
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A £50 charge for timewasters at A&E would cut waiting times for those in real need
regulars
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Chris Riddell on the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States
sport
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Wayne Rooney said breaking Bobby Charlton’s Manchester United scoring record was a huge honour, while Charlton hailed him as ‘a true great for club and country’
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The manager said ‘nearly everything around the goal was wrong’ of Gylfi Sigurdsson’s winner, but said that suggestions Liverpool’s title aspirations had been damaged were harsh
food & lifestyle
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Flip your baking over and make an impressive upside-down tart. Just be careful not to burn yourself…
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Women might not wish to be lumped in with any old bloke in a dodgy Western, says Katharine Whitehorn
reviews
Donald Trump Hundreds of thousands of US women unite to voice defiance
Paul Beatty 'For me, Trump’s America has always existed’